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Common Name(s): Redtop
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Perennial
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 120 to 180 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=32° (C)	Opt.Max=21° (C)
Opt.Min=12° (C)	Abs.Min=2° (C)

Precipitation: 50 to 90 (cm.)
Winter Minimum: -39° (C)
Soil pH: 5 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Acid soils low in lime
Soil Drainage: Moderately Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Adapted to variety of conditions especially wet lands and acid soils. Related to Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass) a noxious weed in Virginia.
Diseases:
Pythium, Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Helminthosporium/Bipolaris, Rust, Anthrachose
Uses:
Animal Food - forage, Poison - mammals, Weed - possible seed contam., Animal Food - fodder, Environ. - revegetator, Environ. - erosion control
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Temperate, steppe and semi-arid, boreal
Geographical Origin:
Asia Temp, Indian Subcontinent, Europe
 
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